Western, anyone?

[M Hatman]

Wore this 1940's Carlsbad out this morning. Still looking for a vintage horsehair hatband to drop down over the ribbon.

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Damb Jack.......we need to post beyond this page........I find myself constantly scrolling up and looking at that beautiful Carlsbad....
M

 

[BobHufford]

City Slicker...

Chicago is just an overgrown cattle town, right?

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

City Slicker...

Chicago is just an overgrown cattle town, right?

I believe that just might be a dream hat!
At the deal you got it....it’s a fantasy hat come true!!
Whew whoo!! Go wifey!!
B

 

[Desert dog]

City Slicker...

Chicago is just an overgrown cattle town, right?

That is beautiful! The kind of find we dream about. Maybe you should buy a lotto ticket!

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[Joao Encarnado]

Need more brim for a dream.
It kind of rhymes...

 

[BobHufford]

I believe that just might be a dream hat!
At the deal you got it....it’s a fantasy hat come true!!
Whew whoo!! Go wifey!!
B

Thanks Bowen! A fantasy hat would have fit me.

That is beautiful! The kind of find we dream about. Maybe you should buy a lotto ticket!

Thanks Ed! Might have already used up my luck...

Need more brim for a dream.
It kind of rhymes...

It might rhyme with a Portuguese accent. I agree it needs more brim, but then it wouldn't fit in the box.

 

[Winston Carter]

City Slicker...

Chicago is just an overgrown cattle town, right?

Nice hat. Love the block Catlleman crown.

 

[BobHufford]

Nice hat. Love the block Catlleman crown.

Thanks Winston! Welcome to the Lounge.

 

[M Hatman]

So.....anyone here get this beauty?
M
Sellers photo's.....

 

[Bamaboots]

So.....anyone here get this beauty?

Handsome

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

So.....anyone here get this beauty?
M
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See Brent!
I told you so!
I told you so!
Lol
B

 

[Joao Encarnado]

It might rhyme with a Portuguese accent. I agree it needs more brim, but then it wouldn't fit in the box.

Then ask for a bigger box.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

This is a weird one.

 

[M Hatman]

This is a weird one.

I like it though......I like fuzzy westerns! Kind of gives them a sort of mountain man vibe....
M

 

[M Hatman]

Ok, here is my Stetson 3X that I threatened to crease fore and aft like bamaboots did on one of his (though I understand he reverted back to a cattleman). I am pleased with the results..........mine is staying!
More on this hat here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...tson-3x-before-1970.94192/page-3#post-2435783
M

 

[NewJack]

20s/30s Stetson No.1 Quality Western. 3 1/2 inch brim. 5 1/2 inch open crown. The headshot features me sporting it after a couple light coats of Kahl Hat Stiffener. Thanks to splintercells (Justin) for making this rare vintage piece available.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

What a hat! It’s great to see that such a piece of history isn’t locked away but rather is out and about doing what it was made to do. You wear it well.


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[M Hatman]

Here is an early-mid 70's Bradford (at this point Resistol). Quite the sweep to the brim sides......nice silverbelly......brim is quite stiff.....crown much softer. Dimensions are: 5 1/2 inch open crown (front 5" as bashed), 4 inch brim, nice 6 cord ribbon. I love the liner......No wear at all! Nothing, absolutly pristine. Not sure what I will do with this one........probably at least flatten out the brim......not sure about the crease, it is not exactly a "cattleman", I really like the shaped center crease and deeper side pinches. Time will tell.
M

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Ok Gents...what’s the minimum brim width to get in this here club. I don’t wanna get thrown out on my *** first post. Any other protocols or etiquette tips to keep a guy in line?? I know...no a** err blowin kisses!!
B

 

[gtdean48]

Ok Gents...what’s the minimum brim width to get in this here club. I don’t wanna get thrown out on my *** first post. Any other protocols or etiquette tips to keep a guy in line?? I know...no a** err blowin kisses!!
B

Western is more of a hat body/model than brim length. Dress hat bodies are a lot softer than Western, which have a lot more shellac & very rigid brims. JMHO